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Earth Day Call to Arms: Skip the Straw

WATCH: 'Skip the Straw': A Call For Earth Day WASHINGTON — The United Kingdom is proposing a ban on disposable plastic straws. With Earth Day coming up this Sunday, advocates are asking everyone to...

Angling for a Summit, Kremlin Avoids Criticizing Trump

Kremlin officials, from President Vladimir Putin down, wasted no time in condemning the U.S.-led punitive airstrikes on Syria a week ago, warning of dire consequences. But Russian state-run media has focused...

North Korea Suspends Nuclear and Long-Range Missile Tests

North Korea says it has suspended nuclear tests and plans to close its nuclear test site. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the military is also suspending long-range missile tests...

UN security team comes under fire in Douma, Syria

UNITED NATIONS — Members of a U.N. security team came under small-arms fire and an explosive was detonated as they tried to carry out a reconnaissance mission to a Syrian town...

Puerto Rico suffers another major power outage

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — Millions of residents in Puerto Rico are trying to adapt to what they are calling “the new normal,” as the second islandwide blackout in a week...

A ‘Geneva Conventions’ for online terror funding

As rogue states and terrorist organizations continue to exploit cyberspace, governments around the globe must do more to curb illicit online funding, U.S lawmakers say. "We really need to prioritize creating the...

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